Topic: Hypers vs. MS

[acidjack]

Thanks for the great info.  I have 140s now.  Sounds like ms is not what I am looking for.  I am trying to figure out how to get some money out of my rig without making too many sacrifices.  There are so many options.  I was also considering selling the u89s and getting a pair of 414s.

 

It sounds like you often tape in the same situations I do (less than ideal).  I know the U89s are amazing and worth a good bit of $$ and I'm sure they'd be hard to part with.

But if you are thinking about unloading the 140s, I would think you owe it to yourself given that you already have the 140s, to at least see how you like the 150s.  Their frequency response chart pretty much tells you what they will sound like, but as one of my buddies uses them very frequently, I can tell you sometimes that response is exactly what you are looking for.  But, their sound is not for everybody and definitely not for every situation, at least not without being paired with another set of mics.

If you're used to handling the U89s the 414s won't be much of a PITA to haul around, but really, how much are you using all those options? If you don't do much onstage, etc. I'd bet you could get away with running 140s and 150s almost exclusively and having a very versatile, good rig that would still let you have less money invested than your U89s. 

[airbladder]

My goal was to keep my original question focused, now that I got my MS question answered I will break it down.  I have U89s, 140s, v2, psp-3, mytek, OCM R-44, and a M10.  I tape on stage, small clubs, good sounding rooms, bad sounding rooms, theaters, arenas, sheds, and just about any situation you can think of.  I wanted to keep a small 2 channel rig, 4 channel rig, 4 microphones, cards, hypers, and subcards.  So I was thinking about selling the u89's, V2, and mytek then get 414s.  Figure I could pocket at least 3k, have less gear, and the same options I have now.   

MS sounds like too much work for me rite now.  If I had half a brain I would be trying to sell all the photography gear I have collecting dust and keep hording my recording gear; anyone looking for large format film cameras?

[newplanet7]

Keep your 140's psp-3 or V2 & r-44. Sell the v2 or psp-3, mytek, u89's.
Personally, I am not a fan of the 150's. THIN comes to mind even for a hyper.
If you are looking for a lower profile set-up for hypers check out the Beyer ck950's.
I dig the sound of those and they are remote ta boot.
Plus you could get a pair for less $ than the noymann or schoeps

[F.O.Bean]

Hypers